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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

massive
    adj 1: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak
           doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic
           proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental
           scale" [syn: massive, monolithic, monumental]
    2: being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"
    3: imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive
       retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices";
       "massive changes"
    4: consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of
       matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial
       planets"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

massive \mass"ive\ (m[.a]s"[i^]v), a. [F. massif.]
   1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted;
      weighty; heavy; massy. "Massive armor." --Dr. H. More.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Min.) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline
      structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral
      occurs massive.
      [1913 Webster]

   Massive rock (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not
      distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with some authors,
      an eruptive rock.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for massive:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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